Since the first event in Paris in October 2002, Monster Jam® has had its sights set on becoming a global phenomenon by bringing action to fans around the world. Each year, more countries (or territories) are added to the schedule and 2017 is no exception.

Fans are turning out in large numbers in South America as Monster Jam trucks are headed for La Plata, Argentina for two shows May 13-14. The May 13 engagement has already sold out as a field of eight trucks will be on hand for the first show in the South American nation. This follows a highly successful December 2016 show in Chile.

The European engagements will begin with a visit to Estadio Vincente Calderon in Madrid on June 17. A star-studded lineup will be on hand as Monster Jam stops in Madrid for the third straight year.

The following week, Monster Jam journeys to France, but this time, it will be Lyon that will be hosting the show at Parc Olympique Stadium. A field of 10 Monster Jam trucks will contend to become the inaugural winner in the stadium that opened in 2016.

Monster Jam’s Asian presence increased with a 2016 stop in Osaka, Japan. In 2017, Beijing, China is another new stop on the schedule for July 29-30. Four-time World Champion Adam Anderson and Grave Digger leads the field in the groundbreaking show at the famous “Bird’s Nest”, Beijing National Stadium, the home of the 2008 Olympics.

The 2017 return to Australia will include stops in Brisbane (Oct. 7), Melbourne (Oct. 14) and Sydney (Oct. 21). It will be the fifth year for ANZ Stadium in Sydney while Brisbane and Melbourne each appear for the fourth straight year.

October will be the time for fans in Mexico City to gather at Arena Ciudad de Mexico for a pair of performances.

November will feature events in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Nov. 3-5), Helsinki, Finland (Nov. 4-5) and Stockholm, Sweden (Nov. 18).

La Plata– Monster Jam® made its first appearance in Argentina, greeted by a sold out opening night and near capacity crowd for the finale. Charlie Pauken (Grave Digger®) managed to score the overall event titles, but not without a fight from a spirited group of Monster Jam drivers. Neil Elliott (Max-D™) brought the crowd to its feet with a Freestyle backflip. Coty Saucier (Monster Energy®) captured a Freestyle victory and Mark List (El Toro Loco®) took home a decisive Wheelie win.

Reno– A busy four-show weekend gave Monster Jam competitors plenty of opportunity to find their winning ways. Steven Sims (Mutant™) was a three-time winner in Freestyle, which helped get the newest Monster Jam truck to a pair of event championships. Becky McDonough (El Toro Loco) was the queen of Wheelie competition with three victories, adding a Donut title and a Freestyle win to the mix. Pablo Huffaker (Grave Digger) was strong in Racing and Donuts, picking up an overall event win as well. Darren Migues (Nitro Menace) opened the weekend with a Racing win.

Monster Jam has a rare off-weekend before heading to the next event in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 27-28.

Monster Jam® will visit three countries during the month of June, bringing exciting action around the world.

While Gillette Stadium may be known as the home of the reigning NFL champion New England Patriots, it has become a regular stop on the Monster Jam schedule. The field will include both reigning World Champions (Ryan Anderson – Son-uva Digger® (Racing) and Lee O’Donnell – VP Mad Scientist^TM (Freestyle). Anderson is the only driver to have Doubled Down at Gillette Stadium. The June 10 event, the fourth visit for Monster Jam, will include the competition debut of Wonder Woman^TM, driven by Linsey Read.

On Saturday, June 17, Monster Jam returns to Madrid for the start of the European touring season.  Charlie Pauken (Grave Digger) returns to Madrid for the first time since 2011, looking to bring a championship for the Madrid fans. A field of nine other trucks will be reaching for their own glory, including five Monster Jam drivers making their Madrid debut.

On that same day, Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will host its sixth Monster Jam. A field of 14 competitors includes two-time East Rutherford Racing champion Adam Anderson (Grave Digger) and a pair of former Freestyle winner, Ryan Anderson (Son-uva Digger 2014) and Scott Buetow (Team Hot Wheels Firestorm^TM 2016). Ryan Anderson is the only competitor in the field who has won both a Racing title (2016) and Freestyle (2014) at Met Life.

The final Saturday of the month (June 24) will again see action on two continents. Monster Jam will make its first appearance in Lyon, France, only the third time Monster Jam has been in France. Two previous appearances in Paris set the stage for the 2017 event as a 10-truck field will bring excitement to new fans.

Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, will host its second Monster Jam event. After a spectacular debut last year, fans in the Tennessee capital clamored for more.  The 2016 winners, Ryan Anderson (Son-uva Digger – Racing) and Scott Buetow (Team Hot Wheels Firestorm – Freestyle), will attempt to defend their titles.

Complete information on these shows can be found here.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski aka “Gronk” has been a fan of Monster Jam for some time, but now he has a new favorite truck.

Prior to the June 10 Monster Jam show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gronk was introduced to “Monster Energy’s Gronk”, a Monster Jam truck carrying a special paint scheme for the event. Gronk met the truck’s driver, Buddy Tompkins, and Mutant driver Todd LeDuc for the unveiling ceremony.

Gronkowski was on hand for the Saturday evening show as Tompkins finished second to Freestyle winner Ryan Anderson (Son-uva Digger®).

Monster Jam has previously hosted Patriot players Jerod Mayo and Vince Wilfork at past appearances.

The next stop for Monster Jam is Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (June 17), home of the New York Jets and the New York Giants. You never know who you might see when Monster Jam rolls into an NFL stadium.

The celebration continues as Monster Jam commemorates 25 years of action-packed family entertainment. Monster jam has come a long way from humble beginnings as a novelty act, transitioning to worldwide headliner. Along the journey, Monster Jam has seen competition intensify and worked at developing state-of-the-art technology and safety.

Join us here on our journey through time as you relive your own memories of Monster Jam.

Feld Entertainment^® announced important format changes to the 2018 Monster Jam World Finals^®, taking place at Sam Boyd Stadium on March 23-24.

In an effort to evolve and improve the Monster Jam World Finals fan experience, Double Down activities, traditionally taking place on Thursday, have been incorporated into the Friday schedule.  The Double Down Showdown^TM, featuring 16 Monster Jam trucks competing for the final spot in the Monster Jam World Finals, will now be included in the Friday night competition prior to the Racing Championship.

Double Down fans will now enjoy the exclusive Pit Party access, BBQ and a track walk on Friday 10:00am-2:30pm, prior to the Pit Party opening to the public.  In addition to these experiences, Double Down fans will continue to receive a commemorative Double Down T-shirt, cap, credential, and lanyard, and the best seats in the house as part of their Double Down package. 

Fans that purchased a 2017 Double Down Package will be able to renew their seats for 2018, at last year’s prices, starting August 1.  Double Down Packages and regular tickets will go on sale to the public on September 19.  Watch MonsterJam.com for details.

The summer months provide a prime opportunity for Monster Jam to make stops at several race tracks in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The July schedule includes three visits that have been bringing Monster Jam fans out for exciting action for many years.

Lebanon Valley Speedway, affectionately known to the locals as “West Leb”, has a long-standing tradition of providing action during the week. This year’s schedule starts on Sunday, July 16 and runs through Wednesday, July 19. Adam Anderson (Grave Digger®) and Neil Elliott (Max-D^TM) kept everyone else out of Victory Lane in 2016 and will return in 2017. Anderson won three Racing titles and a pair of Freestyle championships. Elliott claimed two Freestyles and the Tuesday racing program. The 2016 marked the second straight year for the Grave Digger/Max-D domination, sweeping all 2015 events. Linsey Weenk (Lucas Oil Crusader^TM) won two Racing titles in 2014 and heads the list of competitors trying to end the domination.

Monster Jam heads to Connecticut’s Stafford Motor Speedway for three shows, July 22-23. The 2017 lineup includes the return of Gary Porter (Carolina Crusher®), who claimed a Racing win last year. He’ll be joined by 2015 Stafford Racing champion Pablo Huffaker (Grave Digger). Several drivers, including Kayla Blood (El Toro Loco®) and Steven Sims (Mutant^TM) will make their Stafford debut, adding to the experience for longtime Stafford fans.

The tour turns south to Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland for a three-show weekend with action running July 28-30. Huffaker found victory with two Racing and two Freestyle wins in 2015 at Hagerstown. The 2017 includes Scott Buetow (Team Hot Wheels^TM), who recorded a Freestyle win at Hagerstown in 2014, his first outdoor Freestyle championship in the truck. Porter visited Hagerstown in 2016 and earned a spot in two Racing finals.

Information about these events can be found here .

This is a good week to be a shark! Shark Week (Discovery) and SharkFest (NatGeo Wild) are attracting viewers, but they have also attracted the attention of Monster Jam’s own Megalodon^®.

The respective weeks kicked off Sunday night with Monster Jam’s Megalodon right in the thick of it. Megalodon has taken over the Monster Jam Twitter feed, lurking around for the right time to make comments and stir up the conversation.

So far, the highlights of Shark Week and Shark Fest have been victories for "sharks" in races against swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Big deal! Megalodon has won 72 races in 2017 alone, including two in the Monster Jam World Finals XVIII.

As “Shark Week” and “Shark Fest” continue, expect to see more of Megalodon on Monster Jam social. In the meantime, the Megalodon truck is preparing to take on the world with planned stops in Singapore and Australia this year.

UPDATE: Forecasters are indicating the possibility of a Megalodon Twitter feeding frenzy later in the week. Keep watch at www.twitter.com/MonsterJam.

Double Down fans leaving Sam Boyd Stadium at the end of the Monster Jam World Finals XVIII’s Thursday action may have noticed a group of people not heading for the exits. While those fans were headed to a relaxing evening at their hotel, a television production crew was getting ready to set up for a long night ahead.

The fruits of their labor will be appearing on television screens and digital media platforms soon. The HBO series “Ballers”, featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will be including Monster Jam as part of Season Three, which is available for streaming now on HBO GO and HBO NOW.

A future episode will involve a Monster Jam truck as a pivotal part of the plot in the action-packed series.  Max-D driver Tom Meents and other Monster Jam personalities will be seen during the episode.

Check out the behind-the-scenes moments below to set the stage for the upcoming episode. For more Ballers behind-the-scenes moments, follow @BallersHBO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. “Ballers” is rated TV-MA for mature audiences.

Feld Entertainment, the worldwide leader in live family entertainment, is proud to announce the continued recent international expansion of Monster Jam^® into both China and Singapore. These live events are historic because they will mark the first time a motor sport of any kind has played both Singapore’s National Stadium and Beijing’s renowned “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, home of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games and future home of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. By the end of 2017, the Monster Jam franchise will have expanded its live events into six first-time markets which include: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Buenos Aries, Argentina; Lyon, France; Beijing, China; Singapore; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

“These events have been several years in the making. It is our honor and privilege to bring the most famous larger-than-life Monster Jam trucks to iconic, state-of-the-art venues like Beijing’s Bird’s Nest and the Singapore National Stadium,” noted Rob McHugh, Senior Vice President of International Business at Feld Entertainment. “Recent expansion into Saudi Arabia in the Middle East and Asian high-profile markets, like Beijing and Singapore, are a priority for the Monster Jam franchise. We see market expansion creating new generational fans who crave bigger, faster and louder experiences.”

Monster Jam, the most accessible and family-friendly sport in the world, gathered a full crowd of over 50,000 fans on July 29 in Beijing. The Singapore show on August 19 will also give fans access to the famous larger-than-life Monster Jam trucks including, Grave Digger^® and Max-D™, driven by world-class athletes who demonstrate the rare combination of physical strength, mental stamina and dexterity competing in racing and freestyle competitions. The Brazil Monster Jam engagement, announced on July 30, will be held in December of 2017 in Sao Paulo.

The Monster Jam franchise has become a worldwide phenomenon illustrating substantial international growth over the last 15 years. With the newest addition of Beijing, China; Sao Paulo, Brazil and Singapore, Monster Jam will have held events in 56 international cities and 30 countries since its first international show in Paris in 2002. Other notable recent international markets include Japan, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Chile and Spain in addition to hundreds of dates across North America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Central and South America.

La Plata– Monster Jam® made its first appearance in Argentina, greeted by a sold out opening night and near capacity crowd for the finale. Charlie Pauken (Grave Digger®) managed to score the overall event titles, but not without a fight from a spirited group of Monster Jam drivers. Neil Elliott (Max-D™) brought the crowd to its feet with a Freestyle backflip. Coty Saucier (Monster Energy®) captured a Freestyle victory and Mark List (El Toro Loco®) took home a decisive Wheelie win.

Reno– A busy four-show weekend gave Monster Jam competitors plenty of opportunity to find their winning ways. Steven Sims (Mutant™) was a three-time winner in Freestyle, which helped get the newest Monster Jam truck to a pair of event championships. Becky McDonough (El Toro Loco) was the queen of Wheelie competition with three victories, adding a Donut title and a Freestyle win to the mix. Pablo Huffaker (Grave Digger) was strong in Racing and Donuts, picking up an overall event win as well. Darren Migues (Nitro Menace) opened the weekend with a Racing win.

Monster Jam has a rare off-weekend before heading to the next event in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 27-28.

Soar into action with Truckin’ Pals, a line of wooden toys and plush trucks that capture the spirit of Monster Jam. 

Your child will live out their very own Monster Jam stories through imaginative play with this team of lovable, truck-inspired characters that kids already know and love.

Whether it’s a short sprint around the wooden track or a BIG adventure with the lovable plush, there will be endless high-octane fun to be found with Truckin’ Pals.

A full lineup of Truckin’ Pals including Grave Digger, Monster Mutt, El Toro Loco and many more are coming soon!  Sign up to receive updates on when they will be available.  

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Mark Sept. 12 on your calendar! Monster Jam Preferred Customers will be able to buy tickets for 2018 events.

To become a Preferred Customer, simply visit the “Sign Up” and receive your special pre-sale code. This will give you the opportunity to buy your tickets before the general pre-sale starts on Sept. 19

Event dates will be announced on September 12. Driver lineups and tours are expected to be announced the following week.

Anticipation is building for the 2018 Monster Jam season. Tickets went on sale last week to Preferred Customers and locations were announced, but there are still plenty of unanswered questions.

• Are there any new trucks for 2018?
• Who will be driving what and where next season?
• Are there any new special programs for the fans?

The suspense is over.  Answers to these and other questions will come to light tonight as Monster Jam presents the second annual Season Kick Off Show as part of a Facebook and YouTube Live Stream.

The Show, live from Feld Entertainment Studios, starts at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Join hosts Diana Reed and Mitchell Rains and a number of drivers and special guests, who will bring you the lowdown on the exciting season ahead.

To see the show, go to facebook.com/MonsterJam or YouTube.com/MonsterJamLive…and tell your friends. They’ve been asking and they want to know, too. 

New in 2018 for Monster Jam Saturday stadium events, the Pit Party Early Access Pass is available to every fan who purchases a ticket. The pass provides early entry into the Pit Party from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. and serves as the regular Pit Party pass from 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The Monster Jam drivers will depart from the Pit Party at 5 p.m.

The Pit Party Early Access Pass must be accompanied by an event ticket and quantities are limited.

GameMill Entertainment and Feld Entertainment are teaming up to bring the hard-hitting action of the world’s biggest monster truck brand to Nintendo Switch™ with Monster Jam®: Crush It!™.

Monster Jam: Crush It! features a massive variety of game modes that capture the unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable moments that only Monster Jam can create. Climb the online leaderboards in single-player classic Monster Jam truck races, freestyle competitions and special physics-based skill challenges across 96 levels.

There are 25 fully licensed and detailed trucks to choose from, including fan-favorites like Grave Digger®, Max-D™, Monster Mutt™ and more. This raw, automotive power is brought to life with a cinematic, live-event feel in real-life stadiums like Sam Boyd Stadium, home of the Monster Jam World Finals, as well as other outdoor environments.

Monster Jam: Crush It! is expected to launch on Oct. 31 at select retailers and digitally via the Nintendo eShop for $39.99. This game is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.

Monster Jam: Crush It! is also currently available on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One.

Monster Jam drivers B.J. Johnson, Coty Saucier, and Brad Allen, along with the Monster Jam Ride Truck and Rod Ryan Texas Strong truck, visited Houston Police Department Union Hall to personally thank many of Houston’s first responders during Hurricane Harvey. The drivers donated 2,000 Monster Jam tickets for the Saturday, Oct. 21 event at NRG Stadium as well as 2,000 Upgraded Pit Party Passes for the 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. pit party.

Representatives from Chick-Fil-A were on hand, providing lunch to all the first responders and the Chick-fil-A cow will be passing out some goodies to all attendees.

Rod Ryan of 94.5FM The Buzz’s The Ryan Show joined the group alongside his Texas Strong truck designed to thank first responders with Monster Jam.

Unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable, Monster Jam takes center stage in NRG Stadium again in 2017, sporting meticulously manicured dirt tracks created with the sole purpose of pushing these perfectly engineered, larger-than-life trucks to the limit.

For more information about the show and to purchase tickets, click here.

Visitors to the 2017 SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center are getting the first look at a brand new Grave Digger. Grave Digger XXXV was unveiled to celebrate the 35 years of Grave Digger.

The latest Monster Jam truck was built in the shop at the Palmetto, Florida, headquarters and completed just in time for the annual trade show. The truck, which appears at the BKT Tires display, features a number of visual enhancements, including pinstriping work by artist Jim McShea, who also hand-paints the Grave Digger bodies.

Grave Digger driver Adam Anderson is on hand to sign autographs and answer questions about the truck, which will make its competitive debut in 2018.

This year, MonsterJam.com will offer fans around the world a unique opportunity to catch some of the activity surrounding Monster Jam World Finals® XIX.

Planned activities include events before and after Racing and Freestyle competitions. Fans who tune in on Friday will be able to see the Monster Jam parade (scheduled to start at 5 p.m. PDT/8 p.m. EDT), which will include the 2018 Monster Jam awards ceremony. Later that evening (9 p.m. PDT/12 a.m. EDT), a special encore performance is planned following the racing championship.

On Saturday, the biggest parade of the weekend will start at 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT) and lead into the pre-show before the start of the Freestyle competition. Following Freestyle, a special encore presentation is planned at 9 p.m. PDT/12 a.m. EDT.

Additional streams may occur throughout the weekend as events allow.

The spectacular will become the norm on Saturday March 24 during Monster Jam World Finals XIX® Freestyle. It will truly be unexpected, unscripted, and unforgettable. Setting the odds for this wide-open competition is based on previous World Finals success, 2018 performances, and, frankly, playing a hunch or two.

Combining those factors puts a pair of Max-D superstars at the top of this list. What would be a better way to celebrate the truck’s 15^th anniversary than with Tom Meents and Neil Elliott doing what they do best, thrilling Monster Jam fans with unbelievable freestyle performances? Meents has won this competition more than anyone in history and Elliott has been oh so close, including his runner-up finish a year ago. And rising Max-D athlete Colton Eichelberger can make a big splash here as well.

Noteworthy among others listed near the top here: Scott Buetow in Team Hot Wheels Firestorm is another who consistently wows the crowd and finishes near the top; Grave Digger’s Tyler Menninga is a social media mega-star with his amazing arena moves, and combining those with some big stadium stunts could propel him to the top; morning line racing favorite Ryan Anderson in Son-uva Digger has the best shot to pull off the ultimate double down; and defending champ Lee O’Donnell in VP Racing Fuels Mad Scientist figures to try to make more history.

As always, these odds are not meant to be predictions of a truly unpredictable competition. This is an event where any one of the 32 that take the track has a chance to win.

Here are the numbers heading into the freestyle portion of Monster Jam World Finals XIX. As always, they are presented “for recreational purposes only”.

ODDS    ATHLETE                               TRUCK                 

7-5          Tom Meents                      Max-D

8-5          Neil Elliott                            Max-D

9-5          Scott Buetow                     Team Hot Wheels Firestorm

2-1          Tyler Menninga                Grave Digger

5-2          Ryan Anderson                 Son-uva Digger

3-1          Lee O’Donnell                    VP Racing Fuels Mad Scientist

7-2          Todd LeDuc                        Mutant

4-1         Adam Anderson                Grave Digger

9-2          Jim Koehler                        Avenger

5-1          Cam McQueen     Northern Nightmare   

7-1          Charlie Pauken                  Grave Digger

8-1          Mike Vaters II             Overkill Evolution

9-1          Morgan Kane                     Grave Digger

10-1       Coty Saucier                       Mutant

12-1       Bryce Kenny                       Great Clips Mohawk Warrior

13-1       Rosalee Ramer                  Wild Flower

14-1       Brianna Mahon                 Whiplash

15-1       Cole Venard                       Black Pearl

16-1       Colton Eichelberger        Max-D

18-1       Linsey Weenk            Lucas Oil Crusader

20-1       Becky McDonough          El Toro Loco

22-1       BJ Johnson               Gas Monkey Garage

23-1       Jon Zimmer                         Dragon

25-1       Jimmy Creten                    Bounty Hunter

28-1       Marc McDonald                FS1 Cleatus

30-1       Candice Jolly                      Monster Mutt Dalmatian

30-1       Bari Musawwir                  Zombie

32-1       Tristan England                 EarthShaker

35-1       Steven Sims                        Scooby-Doo

35-1       Cynthia Gauthier              Monster Mutt

35-1       Justin Sipes                         Megalodon

40-1       Double Down Showdown Winner